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Joey van den Berg, who had been playing at centre-back, moved further forward following McShane’s arrival as Reading went on to dominate the remainder of the half, but as has been the case in recent weeks they struggled to create chances despite all their possession.

John Swift had two strikes from distance, neither hit the target, before Beerens sliced an presentable effort wide from just outside the box.

Joey van den Berg goes up for a header

Second half

Rotherham started the second half well and Reading had to survive an early scare when a blocked Dexter Blackstock shot sparked an almighty scramble right in front of Al-Habsi’s goal.

Al-Habsi then made a stunning one-handed save to deny Richard Wood’s powerful header from Greg Halford’s long throw.

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Swift was the next to have a go, but his strike from the edge of the box crashed against the crossbar 10 minutes from time.

It looked like Reading were going to have to settle for a point - only for McShane to snatch all three points with four minutes remaining when he volleyed home from close range after Camp had pushed out Beerens’ curling effort.

Main man

Ali Al-Habsi : Reading’s keeper made several fine saves to deny Rotherham only a second league win this season.

The point blank one-handed stop to keep out Richard Wood’s header early in the second half was the pick of the bunch.